Question

Which of the following gastric secretions is correctly matched with its source?

• A. Pepsinogen - Chief cells
• B. Chymotrypsin - Parietal cells
• C. HCl - Goblet cells
• D. Mucus - Oxyntic cells

Answer 1

The correct option is A Pepsinogen - Chief cells

Chief cells (or peptic cells) secrete gastric digestive enzymes as proenzymes - pepsinogen and prorennin.
Parietal cells (or oxyntic cells) secrete hydrochloric acid (HCl). HCl helps in converting pepsinogen to pepsin.
Globlet cells secrete mucus which helps to neutralise acid in stomach and protects stomach wall against HCl action.